While plant issues will stifle March quarter production, management is expecting that it will be in a range between 12,000 ounces and 15,000 ounces.

Underground development began at the King of the Hills project in January 2018 using experienced underground mining contractors, Pit N Portal Mining Services.

Resource definition work starts

Resource definition work has also started this quarter at Darlot and King of the Hills.

This work will potentially increase costs for the next two quarters.

Mark Williams, managing director, said: “We are encouraged by the performance of the Darlot operation and confident in our Eastern Goldfields consolidation strategy.”

“This should maximise throughput at the Darlot mill by processing ore from both the Darlot and King of the Hills underground mining operations.

“Stage II of the strategy will centre on increasing the reserve and resource base in the Eastern Goldfields through regional exploration within the 25,700-hectare tenement footprint acquired under the Darlot and King of the Hills transactions.

“Assessing additional opportunities”

"It will also see the company assessing additional business development opportunities which we are executing.

“This was recently demonstrated from our announcement of the intention to make a conditional off-market takeover bid for all fully paid ordinary shares in Bullseye Mining Limited.”

A recent debt and equity restructure has set the company up to explore growth opportunities.

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